| Title | Two parts of marriage settlement made between 1. Anthony Rooper of Eltham, Kent, esquire and 2. Sir Henry Compton of Brambletye, Sussex and Richard Compton esquire eldest son and heir of Sir Henry, by which, in consideration of the marriage between Roper and Sir Henry's daughter Margaret and for part of a jointure for her, Rooper covenanted with Sir Henry and Richard Compton to stand seised of the manor of Weston and Aston, all lands etc belonging in Weston, Aston, 'Sharlowe', Wilne, Morley, Kiddesley and Smalley, the site or capital messuage of the said manor, closes of meadow or pasture called the Parke 50 acres, the Poole yarde 5 acres, Goress Close 6 acres, Hall Orchard 4 acres, New Close alias Hallowe Close lately enclosed out of the common of Weston 100 acres, Cott Close 1 acres, Caldwell Hill lately enclosed out of common field of Weston 50 acres, first moath or crop of 3 parcels of meadow in common meadow of Weston containing 20 acres, the said meadow, parcels of meadow called Lackeholme alias Lockeholme in Aston meadow 20 acres, and Comeholme or Cowholme 9 acres, close of meadow called Gill meade 4 acres, parcel of meadow called Allsom'er medow 6 acres, 3 yarde of arable land with mears, banks, furrows and hades in common fields of Aston and Weston, 3 closes of pasture called Deane Leasowe, Middle Close and Olde Close, all 24 acres, close or parcel of meadow called Reddy pitte close 3 acres, parcels of meadow called Forke meadowe 2½
acres, and Hall greene 3 acres, all in Weston, Aston, Shardlow, Wilne, Kiddesley and Smalley and reputed to belong to the manor of Weston and Aston or to the site of the capital messuage of the manor or to be the demesne lands of the manor, to the use of himself for life, then to Margaret for part of her jointure, with remainder to his heirs and assigns.
Dated 8 July 13 Charles |